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. They were formed in January 1999 by the Andy Childs, Paul Roberts, and Steve Grainger.Elevator Suite – Music at Last.fm
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’s 'Record of the Week' and thereafter they toured Europe in support of

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. Their debut album, ''Barefoot & Shitfaced'', was released on 25 October 1999 on

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. Their track, "Back Around", peaked at No. 71 in the UK Singles Chart in August 2000. The group released their self-titled second album on 9 October 2007 on Pure Mint Recordings. The 2007 line-up of the group consisted of Roberts (vocals), Dan Brown (bass guitar - formerly of

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), Childs (vocals/tambourines/producer/arranger), Dan Moore (keyboards), and Jock (drums). "The Wheel" was released as a single on 26 November 2007, and included remixes by

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Discography

* ''Barefoot & Shitfaced'' (1999) * ''Elevator Suite'' (2007)

References

External links

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Artist page on Pure Mint's site
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